slippery (Meaning)

Wordnet

slippery (a)

causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide

Wordnet

slippery (s)

not to be trusted

Webster

slippery (a.)

Having the quality opposite to adhesiveness; allowing or causing anything to slip or move smoothly, rapidly, and easily upon the surface; smooth; glib; as, oily substances render things slippery.

Not affording firm ground for confidence; as, a slippery promise.

Not easily held; liable or apt to slip away.

Liable to slip; not standing firm.

Unstable; changeable; mutable; uncertain; inconstant; fickle.

Uncertain in effect.

Wanton; unchaste; loose in morals.

FAQs About the word slippery

causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide, not to be trustedHaving the quality opposite to adhesiveness; allowing or causing anything to slip or move

shady, sly, deceptive, sneaky, close, treacherous, furtive, stealthy, cheating, dark

frank, forthright,straightforward, open, direct, straightforward, forthright, open, plain, frank

The icy sidewalk was treacherous, making each step slippery and hazardous.

The slippery eel wriggled out of my grasp, leaving a slimy trail in its wake.

The wet pavement rendered the road slippery, increasing the risk of accidents.

The slippery slope of procrastination led me to a state of disarray.